Ableton Forum

I know all about follow actions - very fiddly and non visual - requires bar calculation and checking.

The point of extending loop length is to enable variations.

It'd be nice to stay in the session view and double the length of a drum beat - add a variation then double and add a fill at the end ...

For longer length extensions there is a quicker way.
only 11 steps - that won't break your workflow will it

1. select clip
2. copy
3. Change to arrangement
4. select track
5. paste clip
6. drag to repeat 8 or 16 bars
7. consolidate
8. copy
9. Change back to session
10. select track
11. paste

Seems to be a cumbersome, flow breaking, repetitive task of copying and pasting content to extend clip length in preparation for variations (doubling/quadrupling etc..).

The point of extending loop length is to enable variations. eg. drum fills and glitch edits

It'd be nice to stay in the ...